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Chasing chub....

I think we can call today’s events “chasing chublets”.
Absolutely nothing of any merit coming out for me today.
Managed a good dozen but all small fish.
Still my spliced tip Avvy2k got a little work out…….. still the nicest actioned float rod I’ve ever used. Just absolute perfection 😎
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Jim Gregory said:
Nice too see another conquest on the bank, my no1 choice for trotting.
Your chublets are huge down there...
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I haven’t had the reel long. Been hammering it for a couple of months and I really love using it. It’s an excellent little pin.

These chub are just babies. Probably look bigger in the pictures than they actually were.
2-3lb tops.
 
Richard Isaacs said:
I haven’t had the reel long. Been hammering it for a couple of months and I really love using it. It’s an excellent little pin.

These chub are just babies. Probably look bigger in the pictures than they actually were.
2-3lb tops.
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Be careful they don't do some gymnastics and impale themselves on your float Richard 🤪.
 
I recieved a new rod yesterday, "a 15ft long rod"!
The longer rod proved to be very handy today as there was quite a strong gusty downstream wind and the extra length made mending the line and controling the float easier.
It was about twenty minuites before I caught a chub of about a pound, then another couple of about two and a half pounds. Then the barbel showed up and I had quite a few, I took a some pic's and released about as many again mid river. I weighed the best one and it was 10.8lb so a decent fish which did test the new rods metal.
I had quite a few smaller chublets of about ten ounces and a few nice dace mixed in amongst the barbel.

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Ian Woods said:
I recieved a new rod yesterday, "a 15ft long rod"!
The longer rod proved to be very handy today as there was quite a strong gusty downstream wind and the extra length made mending the line and controling the float easier.
It was about twenty minuites before I caught a chub of about a pound, then another couple of about two and a half pounds. Then the barbel showed up and I had quite a few, I took a some pic's and released about as many again mid river. I weighed the best one and it was 10.8lb so a decent fish which did test the new rods metal.
I had quite a few smaller chublets of about ten ounces and a few nice dace mixed in amongst the barbel.

A few pics from the session....











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Nice session as always. BTW, is that shower towel?
 
Ian Woods said:
Thanks HZ, its just a bit of old cut down bath towel which I use to hang over my trouser belt and wipe my hands on.
I dunked it in the river, rung it out and used it to lay the fish on.
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I wasnt questioning about fish handling, I am sure you know how to handle them safely. Just thought it too big for a hand towel😂
 
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